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Sapir

[suh-peer]

noun

  1. Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.



Sapir

/ ˈseɪˌpɪə, səˈpɪə /

noun

  1. Edward. 1884–1939, US anthropologist and linguist, noted for his study of the ethnology and languages of North American Indians

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One, a 26-year-old accountant who asked to be identified only by her first name, Sapir, has been presented as a key witness by Israeli police.

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Irina and Lena were released on Wednesday 29 November and Sapir was freed the next day.

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Michael Sapir, CEO of ProShares, said in a statement that the new inverse ether ETF is designed "to address the challenge of acquiring short exposure to ether, which can be onerous and expensive."

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Glenn Sapir, then the NSSF’s director of editorial services, recalled that executives pressed gunmakers and industry publications to adopt the name.

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Yoav Sapir, a former Israeli chief public defender, said cancelling an offense has a retroactive effect.

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